Winding machine



Oct. 17, 1933. A. w. PHELPs Er Ar.

WINDING MACHINE Filed Nov. 19, 1930 5. facturing electrical condensers of the cylindrical BOI Patented Oct. 17, 1933 ,UNITED STATES; PATENT orricl-:ffy n WINDING MACHINE n Alva W. Phelps and James W. Campbell, Anderson, Ind., assignors -to Delco-Remy lCorporation; Anderson,`lnd., a. corporation of Delaware' H Application November 19, 1930 Serial No. 496,578 v 5 claims. (cl. 242-61) This invention relates to apparatus for winding ystrips of relatively thin sheet material, for example, the thin strips of metal foil which sep-1 arate strips rof insulating paper used in manutype.

One of the objects of the present invention Vis to provide a machine having a rotatable arbor or mandrel upon which sheet material may be wound and. means for collapsing the arbor so that the article wound upon .it may be readily removed from the arbor. f l

`Further objects and advantages of the present invention will be apparent from the following description, referencel being had tothe accompanying drawing, wherein a .preferred embodiment of` one form lof the present invention is clearly shown.

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary View partly in section showing the Winding arbor in collapsed condition.

Fig. 4 is an enlarged sectional View taken on the line 4-4 of Fig. 2.

The condenser winding machine comprises a Yframe 20 supporting a rotatable head Vstock shaft or spindle 21 which is rotated by turning a hand wheel 22 geared to the shaft 21 by meshing gears 23, 24 and 25.

'j tubular tail stock memberor spindle 30 provided with a handle 31 and providing a plain bearing 32 and a ball bearing 33 for a. tail stock spindle -34. The spindle 34 has a head 35 carrying a projecting ear 36 to which a rivet 37 pivotally secures jtwo arbor members or bars 38. Each arbor member has a cross sectional shape which is the segment of a circle, and these arbor members are spaced apart a distance equal to the thickness of the ear 36. The ends of the arbor members rejmote from the tail stock are somewhat conically tapered at 39 and are adaptedto be received by similarly shaped notches 40 in a head 41 carried by the shaft 21. Theselnotches 40 are separated The tail stock supporting member V30 is movable axially with respect to the head stock Shaft 21.

The tail stock 30 is provided with a helicalgroove 43 connecting with a longitudinal notch 44. Boththe groove and notchreceive the end of ascrew pin 45 fixed to the frame y20.- The collapsed position of the arbor members 38Lis shownin Fig.'3.Before beginning a winding op- 60 eration,the operator locates the arbor members 38 so that the tapered end portions are infalign-` ment lwith the notches 40 of the :head stockA 41. f Thenwthe tail stock holder 30 is moved endwise until the pin 45 is llocated in one end of the helical v65 groove 43. *,Then the tail stock holder 30 is .turned so that it Will be caused to vmove towardthe head stock'41 due to the cooperation between .the pin 45 and the side wall of the groove 43. The `coac.A tion between these partscauses the taperedA endsY j-v of the arbormembers 38 to Vbe wedged securely' inthe notches 40 of the `head stock 41 andto beA held in this,v position until the operator turns theV handle 31 in a direction to relieve the Wedge pres; sure, and while held in this position the bars are expanded bythe projection 4,2. The notches 40 and the wedge shaped projection 42 vof the head stock41-are so shaped and.1ocated,;that v vhenthe` arbormembers38are located in position for Winding, as shownin Fig..2, the cylindrical surfaces of Y. 30:,A

`the -arbor members or bars 38 4will bothin fact be concentric with the axis of the tail stock spindle 34 and the head stock shaft 21. v

The materials to be wound upon the arbor members 38 are guided into position by chutes 50 and 3511 the ends of these strips of material are held against the arbor members 38 while turning the handle in order to Wind this material upon the arbor members. In order to remove `wrinkles in thev material and to lightly wind this material upon 903 the arbor members a pressure roller 51 is ernployed. This roller is journalled by suitable bearings carried by levers 52 pivoted at V53 and provided Wth a slot 54 which receives a block 55 pressed upwardly by a spring 56. Further details 953 of the construction of the condenser windingv machine to which the present invention may :be applied are disclosed in the patent of F. C. Kroeger et al., No. 1,641,389.

After the material has been `Wound upon the arbor-members 38 the tail stock spindle 34 is retracted by turning the member. 30 in the opposite direction, so as to permit withdrawing the arbor members from the notches 40 of the head stock 41'. Sincethese arbor members 38 are made of 105 relatively flexible metal the free ends may approach each other so as to permit removal of the cylinder of material wound vupon them. The arbor members 38 may bev rather loosely pivoted upon therivet 37 so as to permit collapsing of the 1-l0 l arbor members when disengaged from the head stock 41.

While the form of embodiment of the present invention as herein disclosed, constitutes a preferred form, it is to be understood that other forms might be adopted, all coming within the scope ofthe claims which follow.

What is claimed is as follows:

1..In.a machine for winding materials, the combination comprising a driven and a driving spindle, both spindles being coaxially aligned` and one of them being movable 'axially and the axially movable spindle having a lug; two bars of flexible metal together forming .part ofV a mandrel; said bars being pivoted at Yone end to the lug of the axially movable spindle, the` pivot axes of both bars being coaxial and the bars-being spaced apart by said lug which is interposed between the pivotally supported ends of the bars whereby the Y Ving a lug;l two bars of ilexiblemetal together forming part of a mandrel, said bars being pivotedv at one end to the lug of the drivenv spindle,the pivot axesof both bars being coaxial and the bars beingspaced apart bysaid lug whichis interposed between the pivotally supported ends of the bars whereby the 'latter are substantially keptapart; and means for drivingly connecting the free'ends-ofthe bars with the driving spindle whereby-the other spindle is driven by said bars. y 'v 3. In a machine for winding materials, the cornbination comprising stationary bearings; a-driven anda driving spindle, both spindles being coax- -ia'lly aligned and rotatably supported in the stationary bearings, .the driven spindle being movyable-axially in its bearing and having a lug; two bars of flexible metal together forming part-of a voi mandrel, said bars ybeing pivoted at one end to the lug of the driven 4spindl'e,'the pivot axes of both bars being coaxial and the bars being spaced apart bysaid lug which is interposed between the pivotally supported ends of the bars whereby the latter are substantially kept apart; means carried by the driving spindle for-drivingly connecting the free ends of the bars with said driving 'spindle upon movement of the bars and metal together forming part of a mandrel, said bars being pivoted at one end to the lug and the pivot .axes of both bars being coaxial, said bars being spaced apart by said lug vwhich vis interposed between the -pivotally supported ends of the bars whereby thelatter are substantially kept apart; and means for drivngly connecting the free ends'of the bars with the adjacent spindle lwhereby the bars act as driving members between both spindles. ,Y

5. In 4a machine for winding combination Vcomprising a drivenfand a driving spindle, both spindles being ooaxiallyfaligned, 4the driven spindle having'a lug and one of the-spindles being movable axially; two bars of exible metal together Aforming-part of a mandrel, said.

bars being pivoted at one endto the' lug-of the driven spindle,1the `pivot axes of `both bars being coaxial and the bars being spaced apart by said the spindles having a lug; two bars of flexible materials, the c lug which is interposed between the pivotally supported ends of the bars whereby the latter are substantially kept apart; andmeans'for drivingfY ly .connecting the free ends of thebars with the driving spindle whereby the other spindle is driven by said bars.v

-ALVA W. PHELPS. .y JAMES W. CAMPBELL'. 

